Method and system for managing states of relay node
US8660059B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure discloses a method and a system for managing a state of a relay node. The method comprises switching (23) the state of the relay node from a connection state of serving as a user equipment to a connection state of enabling a relay function, after the relay node acquires (21) information that a base station schedules the relay node through a relay-node physical downlink control channel, or after the relay node sends (22) the base station a state-switching request of requiring to switch to the connection state of enabling a relay function.
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